The No. 16 national seed Columbia men's tennis team jumped out to an early lead and secured a convincing 4-0 NCAA Tournament First Round victory over Monmouth Friday afternoon at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

For the first time in program history, Columbia will host NCAA Tournament First and Second Round matches as the NCAA released seedings and 16 host sites for the 2018 Men's Tennis Tournament on Tuesday evening. Columbia secured the nation's No. 16 overall seed and enters First and Second Round play as the No. 1 regional seed after earning the Ivy League's automatic bid.